D’Arcy Wretzky
American musician
Also known as: D’Arcy Elizabeth Wretzky
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alternative rock
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…to make what their bassist, D’Arcy, called “beautiful music that varies” out of many-hued guitar tones that cracked and frazzled. In 1991 Nirvana and producer Butch Vig released “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” from their epochal 1991 album, Nevermind. The sheer immediacy of its expert guitar distortions and layered orchestrations—influenced by…
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Smashing Pumpkins
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March 26, 1968, Chicago), bassist D’Arcy (byname of D’Arcy Elizabeth Wretzky; b. May 1, 1968, South Haven, Michigan), and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (in full James Joseph Chamberlin; b. June 10, 1964, Joliet, Illinois).
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